"I cannot believe you, David." Mary folded her arms, "You have no right to do something like that without talking to me about it first. You're not a dictator of this household. We have to work as a team."

"What would you do, if he talked to you like that?"

"He wouldn't talk to me like that because I have a good relationship with him. You haven't had a good relationship with him since he was a toddler. What happened to that, David? Remember? You were a good father back then, and now you don't even show him you care." Mary shook her head, "Besides, he's in the right. You're the one who's wrong - about everything. The Program, Victoria, your anger..."

David didn't reply. He began to pack his things for his own trip.

Mary went to check on Alex. She walked into his room and said, "Alex, darling, don't listen to your father. Feel free to stay here. I'll talk to your father about this."